https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=173678
Bug ID: 173678
Summary: Make it easy to modify the custom/document color
palette(s)
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 27.2.0.0 alpha0+ master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Based in part on a user's complaint on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/libreoffice/comments/1wn78lk/small_things_that_bother_you_or_that_you_do_not/?share_id=L78QMe8_b-7raLQ6L88em
> [a] gripe [is:] ... how difficult it is to create a custom color palette. ...
> I wanted to use my own custom colors for various types of data, but got tired
> of manually typing in the hex codes every time.
And indeed, it is not obvious how one creates a custom color palette, or adds
to the single document/custom color palette, or modifies it, or whether there
is 0, 1 or many custom color palettes.
The complaint was about calc, but I believe it is more general. Still, look at
a Calc window. Where do I edit a/the color palette(s)?
* Don't see a toolbar button for it
* Don't see a menu item for it
* If you open a color picker, e.g. for text or fill or line color, you can see
a 'custom' color category, but - there's no button for opening a palette
editing dialog, nor the ability to right-click to add or modify in-place.
the reddit user says:
> I eventually figured it out.
> (1) Create a shape. [It can be a tiny square, off to the side, which can be
> deleted later.] (2) Select the shape and give it a custom color. (3) Right-
> click on the shape and choose "Area" from the drop-down menu. (4) In the
> resulting pop-up dialog, click "add" and give your color a name. (5) Click
> out of the pop-up dialog. (6) Then, in the normal color palette, use the
> drop-down menu to choose "custom". Your newly created color should be there.
>
> This is ridiculous, when the custom palette itself should be where I create
> and save custom colors. Going through the shape/area thing is an absurd way
> to get there.
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